AI Security Architect – Hybrid Towson, MD, United States Come build something that matters.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As an AI Security Architect, you’ll be part of our IT team. You will play a critical role in both securing our internally developed AI systems and protecting the organization’s broader technology environment from AI-driven threats. This role requires a proactive approach to designing, implementing, and maintaining security measures that address vulnerabilities within our proprietary AI solutions, while also helping defend against sophisticated attacks leveraging AI technologies in a complex, heavily matrixed Global operating environment. Your expertise will help ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our digital assets, supporting compliance and organizational resilience in a rapidly evolving threat landscape. You’ll get to:

• Securing Internal AI Systems: Develop, implement, and manage security controls and best practices for proprietary AI models, platforms, and supporting infrastructure. Conduct regular assessments and adversarial testing to identify and mitigate unique vulnerabilities.
• Secure the networking components of AI systems, including model gateways, inference APIs, feature stores, and distributed training clusters.
• Implement zero‑trust principles across AI microservices, model endpoints, and inter‑service communication channels.
• Protecting Against AI-Driven Threats: Monitor for and respond to external threats that utilize AI technologies to target the organization’s systems, including automated exploitation, adversarial attacks, and social engineering campaigns powered by AI.
• Threat Detection & Monitoring: Use AI-powered tools and traditional methods to detect and investigate security incidents in real time across both AI and IT/OT/CT environments.
• AI Model Management: Train, audit, and maintain machine learning models used for threat detection and anomaly identification, ensuring resilience against adversarial manipulation.
• Vulnerability Assessment & Response: Conduct penetration tests and develop robust mitigation strategies and incident response plans for both AI systems and the wider IT/OT/CT landscape.
• Security Solution Development: Design and manage AI-driven security solutions, such as intelligent orchestration and automated response systems, to enhance organizational protection.
• Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and industry standards for AI and data security and stay current with emerging threats and innovations.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
• 2+ years AI Security Architecture experience
• Relevant experience in security roles focused on AI, data analysis, or similar domains.
• Proficient in identifying and mitigating risks outlined in the OWASP AI Top Ten
• Hands‑on experience applying OWASP API Top Ten principles in real-world systems
• Demonstrated proficiency in programming languages (especially Python) and AI model development.
• Strong knowledge of machine learning, neural networks, secure MCP configuration, and data modeling.
• Expertise in application security, including secure coding practices, vulnerability assessment, and remediation strategies.
• Familiarity with security frameworks, tools (SIEMs, EDRs, firewalls, encryption), and major operating systems.
• Understanding of data privacy laws and compliance standards.
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.

• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.

• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

The base pay range for this position in Maryland is $115,800.00 - $199,800.00 per year. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on payment may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Stanley Black and Decker’s internal or external careers site.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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